News from May 11. The NBA fined Dwight Howard (Hou) $15,000 for making contact above the shoulders on Matt Barnes (LAC) during Sunday's Hou-LAC game. Golden State activated Brandon Rush and placed Marreese Speights on IL. Speights is expected to be out at least a week with a strained right calf. GS 101, Mem 84 at Mem Draymond Green (GS) had 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 15 points. Stephen Curry (GS) had 33 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Zach Randolph (Mem) had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 10 points on 4-15 FG, 7 assists, and 3 steals. GS shot 47.5% (38-80) FG and Mem shot 37.5% (33-88) FG. The series is tied 2-2. Atl 106, Was 101 at Was Paul Millsap (Atl) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Al Horford (Atl) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 26 points and 8 assists. Dennis Schroeder (Atl) had 14 points and 8 assists. Paul Pierce (Was) had 22 points including 5-7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Bradley Beal (Was) had 34 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Nene (Was) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds. The series is tied 2-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Golden State (4) _ 8 New Orleans (0) |_ 1 Golden State (2) __ _ 5 Memphis (2) | 4 Portland (1) _____| |_ __ 5 Memphis (4) _ | | | 2 Houston (4) ______ | | 7 Dallas (1) |_ 2 Houston (1) ___| | _ 3 LA Clippers (3) | 3 LA Clippers (4) __| | 6 San Antonio (3) |_ _ | 1 Atlanta (4) _____ | 8 Brooklyn (2) |_ 1 Atlanta (2) ____ | _ 5 Washington (2) | | 4 Toronto (0) ___| | | 5 Washington (4) |_ __| _ 2 Cleveland (4) ____ | 7 Boston (0) |_ 2 Cleveland (2) _____| _ 3 Chicago (2) 3 Chicago (4) ____| 6 Milwaukee (2) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Tuesday, May 12 Game 5 Chicago at Cleveland 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 LA Clippers at Houston 8:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 13 Game 5 Washington at Atlanta 7:00 pm TNT Game 5 Memphis at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Thursday, May 14 Game 6 Cleveland at Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN *Game 6 Houston at LA Clippers 9:30 pm ESPN Friday, May 15 Game 6 Atlanta at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Game 6 Golden State at Memphis 9:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 16 *Game 7 LA Clippers at Houston TBA Sunday, May 17 *Game 7 Chicago at Cleveland TBA *Game 7 Memphis at Golden State TBA Monday, May 18 *Game 7 Washington at Atlanta TBA ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html